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Team Fortress 2 has offered absolutely stunning value to the buyer over the past two years. Paying $15+ for DLC for the Call of Duty, GTA and Battlefield games
by tvon 16y ago
Team Fortress 2 has offered absolutely stunning value to the buyer over the past two years. Paying $15+ for DLC for the Call of Duty, GTA and Battlefield games is an absolute joke compared to the massive improvements that have come to Team Fortress 2 from the publisher for free.
What I'd like to see, however, is some hard numbers that demonstrate this has been worth it to them from a financial perspective.
- arohner 16y agoI can't find the link right now, but I'm pretty sure I've seen them say: 1) TF2 is profitable, even including the close to ten years that it spent in development(!) 2) They make money off the updates (because of new sales), but not always enough to break even for the update 3) Valve views TF2 as their sandbox to see how players respond to certain ideas, so they find it useful to keep TF2 around even if it weren't carrying its weight anymore. (edit this backs up some of my claims: http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/19/interview-valve-on-the-future-of-team-fortress-2/2/ http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/08/19/interview-valve-on-the-fut...)